About the College Equality Officer

The College Equality Officer’s aim is:

• to promote equality for staff and students, in all areas of College life, with particular regard to the nine grounds of discrimination in equality legislation, and
• to support College in achieving its objectives for diversity and inclusiveness.

The Equality Officer:

• advises the Equality Committee and Board on compliance with Equality legislation:
  • Equal Status Acts 2000-2010,
  • Employment Equality Acts 1998-2010
  • Disability Act 2005 and
  • Universities Act 1997 –
• assists in the development of College policies and practices from an equality perspective.
• implements accessibility and inclusion education and diversity awareness programmes for staff and students.

The Equality Officer is the designated Secretary to the Equality Committee, secretary to the Equality Fund Sub-Committee and the Monitoring Advisory Group.

The Equality Officer does not deal with disciplinary actions or harassment cases. She is available to provide information on equality policies, and welcomes student and staff suggestions on how equality may be promoted in College.

You can find further information about some of the initiatives the Equality Officer is involved in on this site, including the College Equality Fund, equality monitoring in College and the LEAD programme.

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